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Abbreviations: |
| ch |
chain |
| sts |
stitches |
| p |
picot |
| long p |
long picot |
| small p |
small picot |
| ds |
double stitch |
| r |
ring |
| cl r |
close ring |
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A lovely ornament of flowers and leaves to
make as a brooch, hair ornament, or decoration for purses, pockets and
accessories. The flowers and leaves can be arranged in different ways.
The picture above has seven flowers in
graduated sizes and eight leaves.
Twisted Stitches - 3 of the first
half of the double and 3 of the last half of the double - this will be
referred to as a set of sts
Stem is made by tatting (5 sets of sts,
p) as many times as necessary to make a stem that is about 6 or 7 inches
long. Turn and tat back making 5 sets, join to p, repeat back to the
beginning of stem. Loop the end of this stem down about one inch and
fasten. The first flower is fastened here.
Flower:
Make a r of (2 dc, long p) 5 times, cl r, slip thread through first p,
make 5 sets of twisted sts, join in next p, 5 more sets and continue
around. Increase by 1 set of sts, for each additional petal lp, always
join into the p of centre r. The size of the flower can be varied by the
number of petal lps you make on each flower. The picture above had 10
petal rows on the largest flower and 5 on the smallest.
Leaf:
Make a r of 2 ds, long p, 2 dc, cl r. Cut and tie, join thread in p, make
6 sets of sts, p, 6 sets of sts, join in p. Now increase one set of sts
every time between joinings until you have the desired size of leaf.
Arrange flowers and leaves in similar
fashion as shown in the picture and fasten with needle and thread or tie.
The flowers may be arranged in a number
of different ways to make other pieces for
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